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Pep talk from Oleg

Anders Bendixen — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 15:25:27 +0000

I love Oleg Tinkoff and I’m very excited to see what he’ll bring to this years road season. But I wouldn’t want to be in the team bus before or after a race.

Welcome to Specialized

Anders Bendixen — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 03:00:41 +0000

Following the news that Specialized was threatening to sue a tiny Canadian bike shop named Café Roubaix Bicycle Studio for trademark violation, Danish illustrator Anders Bendixen was struck by this quote from Larry Koury, managing director of Specialized Canada Inc., who said the company is simply defending what it legally owns. “We are required to defend or lose our trademark registration,” he wrote.

This is the result of Anders’ creative daydreaming.

New Tinkoff-Saxo team kit

Anders Bendixen — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 00:14:56 +0000

Here’s what illustrator Anders Bendixen envisions as the new kit for Oleg Tinkov’s rebranded team, of which he is now the sole owner.

Golstrong

Anders Bendixen — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 06:34:34 +0000

Following the release of this news item about the IOC waiting for disgraced age-group marathoner and RAGBRAI enthusiast Lance Armstrong to mail back his revoked bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics:

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 09, 2013 (AFP) – The International Olympic Committee

(IOC) are awaiting the return of disgraced American cyclist Lance Armstrong’s
Olympic bronze medal from the 2000 Games in Sydney nine months after they
asked for it back, the head of the IOC’s judicial commission, Thomas Bach,
revealed on Monday.

The IOC had written to Armstrong — who was third in the time-trial event
in Sydney — in January to ask him hand back the medal, but Bach admitted that
while the cyclist had accepted the punishment he had yet to honour his promise
to return the medal.

“We declared his result null and void and decided not to bump up anyone
into the bronze medal position (Spaniard Abraham Olano finished fourth),” said
Bach, who is the favourite to succeed outgoing IOC President Jacques Rogge in
Tuesday’s election in Buenos Aires.

“This has not been challenged but we are sadly lacking the medal.
“We are working with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to get it
back as we requested.”

The IOC had had to wait to punish the American until world cycling’s governing body the International Cycling Union (UCI) sanctioned Armstrong, which it did on December 6 last year, and the following three weeks in which the Texan had recourse to appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from the sport for life in October, 2012, after the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) produced evidence of widespread doping by him and his former team-mates.

illustrator Anders Bendixen sent us this rendition of Gollum:

Pat McWizard

Anders Bendixen — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:44:04 +0000

I just read this article in CyclingNews and got annoyed, so I did this drawing.

Seven days of Sagan – Day 7

Anders Bendixen — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:45:41 +0000

Even though a signature Sagan salute was nowhere to be seen at the finish line of Sunday’s Amstel Gold race, that hasn’t stopped Anders from envisioning a series we’re dubbing The Seven Days of Sagan. Better than the 12 Days of Christmas, we’ve got a salute a day from the Slovakian speedster. Enjoy!

Day 7. Dream

Most of us fear the day when our worst nightmare becomes real and we show up to work in our birthday suit. But not Mr. Sagan. He’s looking forward to that day.

Seven days of Sagan – Day 6

Anders Bendixen — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:51:43 +0000

Day 6. What’s in your bag?

A little peek into what Mr. Sagan packs for the Tour.

Seven Days of Sagan – Day 5

Anders Bendixen — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:27:39 +0000

Day 5. Podium Cuffs

For obvious reasons.

Seven Days of Sagan – Day 4

Anders Bendixen — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:23:57 +0000

Day 4. Hus Sagan

‘Hus’ is ‘house’ in Danish. Sagan’s practicing his salutes while the rest of the peloton is sleeping.

Seven Days of Sagan – Day 3

Anders Bendixen — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:05:48 +0000

Day 3. Barspin Sagan

Peter has modified his bike so that it will barspin for more advanced winning salutes.